Sheboygan in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sheboygan Indian Mound Park

By Keith L, June 19, 2010

1. Sheboygan Indian Mound Park Marker

Inscription.

Sheboygan Indian Mound Park. . ﻿Within these fifteen acres of ancient woodland and winding stream lie 18 rare Indian burial mounds, dated about 500-750 A.D. Their prehistoric builders, ancestors of the Wisconsin Woodland Indians, are called the Effigy Mound People because of their mysterious custom of burying their dead beneath mounds shaped like animals, reptiles and birds. The 5 deer and 2 panthers here are unsurpassed. . . They also constructed intaglio, conical and linear mounds one of which, Mound 19, displays an exposed burial with artifacts. All that is known of Effigy Mound Culture comes from archeological study of such mounds. Many mound groups were found by early white settlers in Southern Wisconsin but few survive intact. . . These mounds were saved from destruction by the Sheboygan Area Garden Clubs through public subscription, and given to the City of Sheboygan as an archeological park. They were restored and opened to the public on June 25, 1966, dedicated to: "...Those oldest peoples of Wisconsin whose love for their homeland kept it green and beautiful and rich in nature's bounty. May we learn to preserve it half as well."

﻿Within these fifteen acres of ancient woodland and winding stream lie 18 rare Indian burial mounds, dated about 500-750 A.D. Their prehistoric builders, ancestors of the Wisconsin Woodland Indians, are called the Effigy Mound People because of their mysterious custom of burying their dead beneath mounds shaped like animals, reptiles and birds. The 5 deer and 2 panthers here are unsurpassed.

They also constructed intaglio, conical and linear mounds one of which, Mound 19, displays an exposed burial with artifacts. All that is known of Effigy Mound Culture comes from archeological study of such mounds. Many mound groups were found by early white settlers in Southern Wisconsin but few survive intact.

These mounds were saved from destruction by the Sheboygan Area Garden Clubs through public subscription, and given to the City of Sheboygan as an archeological park. They were restored and opened to the public on June 25, 1966, dedicated to: "...Those oldest peoples of Wisconsin whose love for their homeland kept it green and beautiful and rich in nature's bounty. May we learn to preserve it half as well."

Location. 43° 41.827′ N, 87° 43.036′ W. Marker is in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. Marker can be reached from South 9th Street south of Panther Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in Sheboygan Indian Mound Park. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5000 South 9th Street, Sheboygan WI 53081, United States of America.

State and National Register of Historic Places #81000061
Certification Date: July 23, 1981

By Keith L, June 19, 2010

4. Open Mound Display

Mound 19

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5. Indian Mound Park Trail Map

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6. Effigy Burial Mounds Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 28, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,464 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

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